FICTION
1. SKIN TRADE, by Laurell K. Hamilton. (Berkley, $26.95.) Investigating some killings in Las Vegas, vampire hunter Anita Blake must contend with the power of the weretigers.
2. MEDUSA, by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. (Putnam, $27.95.) In the eighth NUMA Files novel, Kurt Austin and his team confront a rare jellyfish, a Chinese crime syndicate and a deadly virus.
3. THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A Los Angeles Times reporter tracks a devious killer.
4. SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See. (Random House, $25.) Two Chinese sisters in the 1930s are sold as wives to men from California, and leave their war-torn country to join them.
5. MATTERS OF THE HEART, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte, $27.) A New York photographer falls in love with a sociopathic novelist who lures her to his isolated Irish estate.
6. GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child. (Delacorte, $27.) Jack Reacher discovers a conspiracy dating back to the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
7. DEAD AND GONE, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $25.95.) Sookie Stackhouse searches for the killer of a werepanther.
8 (x). THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate two killings.
9. THE STRAIN, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. (William Morrow, $26.99.) An epidemiologist and others struggle to contain a vampiric virus.
10. WICKED PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport deals with mayhem occasioned by the Republican National Convention.
NONFICTION
1. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin. (Threshold Editions, $25.) A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.
2. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed -- it has to do with luck and opportunity -- from the author of "Blink."
3. HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton. (Scribner, $28.) A small group of Special Forces soldiers fought the Taliban on horseback shortly after 9/11.
4. RENEGADE, by Richard Wolffe. (Crown, $26.) The rise of Barack Obama, based on the author's coverage of the campaign and on a dozen interviews.
5. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O'Reilly. (Broadway, $26.) The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.
6. THE GIRLS FROM AMES, by Jeffrey Zaslow. (Gotham, $26.) An enduring friendship among a group of Iowa women.
7. ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox. (Hyperion, $25.99.) Fox's past 10 years; his struggles with Parkinson's disease and his work as an activist through his foundation.
8 (x). RESILIENCE, by Elizabeth Edwards. (Broadway, $22.95.) Dealing with life's challenges, including cancer and her husband's infidelity.
9. HOME GAME, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $23.95.) A reluctant father cottons to his offspring; by the author of "Liar's Poker" and "Moneyball" and based on a series of Slate essays.
10. MY REMARKABLE JOURNEY, by Larry King with Cal Fussman. (Weinstein, $27.95.) From Depression-era Brooklyn to "Larry King Live."
11 (x). THE HOUSING BOOM AND BUST, by Thomas Sowell. (Basic Books, $24.95.) An explanation of the economics and politics of the housing boom and its collapse.
ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS
1. EXCUSES BEGONE! by Wayne Dyer. (Hay House, $24.95.) How to throw out old excuses and embrace new ways of thinking to achieve happiness. (b)
2. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner. (Amistad/HarperCollins, $23.99.) Relationship tips from the host of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show."
3. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Hyperion, $21.95.) Thoughts on "seizing every moment" from Pausch, a professor who died of pancreatic cancer at age 47.
4. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst. (Crown, $26.) A plan for removing toxins and rebalancing hormones to lose weight, by a trainer and coach from NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
5. THE G-FREE DIET, by Elisabeth Hasselbeck. (Center Street, $24.99.) Advice for living without gluten, from a television host who has celiac disease.
An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 6 at almost 4,000 bookstores.